Combination tool



March 18 1924.

s: J. PHILLIPS COMBINATION TooL Filed Ja n. 29,' 1923 3 Sheets--Sheet l INVENTOR WITNESSE March 18 1924. 1,487,3601

S. J. PHILLIPS COMBINATION TOOL Filed Jan. 29, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY I March 1.8 1924.

v 1,487,360 s. J. PHILLIPS l COMBINATI ON TOOL- Filed Jan. A129 1923 .'5 Sheets--Sheet 3 `46 47/ m z F 710- LSI. INVENTR ATTORNEY wrruessfs.

tilt'l'lll @VENT STANLEY J. PHELLIPS, OFIAYIELD, PENNSYLVANA.

COMBINATLON TGL.

ppiieation inea January 2e, 1921i. semi no. 615,677.

Tocci! 'whom t may concern: partly in section of the pivoted tool-carrylje it known that l, STANLEY J. FHiLLirs, Ving member and its associated parts. 55

a citizen of the United States,y residing at -Fig. 13 is a fragmentary view of one side Mayfield, in the county of Lackawanna and of the device showing the guide slot.

tate of Pennsylvania, have invented new Fig. lil is a si iialr view of the lower 'part and useful improvements in Combination of the pivoted tool-Carr ying member.

Tools, of which the following is a specifi Fig. l5 is a fragmentary view showing 60 cation. the sliding tool-carrying member and its rlhis invention relates yto combination association with the frame.

tools, and contemplates the provision of a Fig. 16 is a transverse sectional view device designed to be'conveniently carried through the sliding toolecarrying member on the person of the user, and including a and its vassociated parts. i 65 pluralityof useful tools adapted to be folded vFig. 1"? is a plan view of a portion of conipactly when not in use and easily exthe device showing the sliding tool-carrying i5 tended and positioned for use when desired. member and can opener.

The nature and advantages of the invenflieder/ice forming the subject-matter of tion will be better understood when the folthis invention embodies a frame-like member 70 lowing detailed description is read in conwhich is substantially of inverted A formanection with the accompanying drawings, the r tion as viliustrtdied in Figs. 1 and EZ. rll'his,

invention residing in the construction, comframe is of a size to be conveniently carbination and arrangement 'of parts as ried Vin ythe pocket of the user, and the claimed. n frame has associated therewith a plurality 75 ln the drawings forming part of this of tools, for which use can be found from application, like numerals of reference intime to time. i

dicate similar parts in the several views, The tools are associated with the frame and wherein: in a manner to permit them to be `folded Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the compactlygand thus allow the device in its 8o device looking at one side of the tool. entirety to be arranged in the pocket of the Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at the user, but these can also be quickly extended n0 opposite side of the tool. for use singly when desired. The frame Fig. 3 is an edge elevation showing the includes spaced side members 10 and is parts in normal position. divided into upper and lower portions by 85 Fig. 4 is an edge elevation showing means of the 'transverse part of the frame the pivoted tool carrying member and one indicated at 11. The members 10 are conne end of the tool extended. nected together at one end by means of an Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing arched or curved portion 12. ln the upper the can opener extended for use. portion of the frame is a centrally disposed 9o Fie. 6 is avertical sectional view through f bar 13. the latter bein@V terminali i con- 1 D .b f D 1 .'11 1 tne device on line G-of F10'. 1 showin@4 nected to the cross member i1 and wien tne D b J e 1 i0 the cork screw extended. rop portioniof die frame. Tins bar is Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional provided as a support for the sliding tool View through the device taken on the line carrying member illustrated in Figs, 1 and 9 O il-7 of Fig. 1. 15. This member is indicated atl/71. and is Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the of a cross-sectional configuration correfl line 8-8 of Fig. 1. spending to the configuration of the bar 13.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line lt will be noted however7 in Fig. 15 that 9-9 of Fig. 1. y the opposed sides of the member 14e have 100 Fig. 10 is a sectional viewtaken on the their upper edges inclined downwardly as line 10-10 of Fig. 9.` at 1'?9 and the lowermost extremities ter Fig. 11 is an enlarged fragmentary view4 minate to provide bearings for a pivot 18 as partly in section showing a portion of the illustrated in Fig. 16. Projecting from can opener. i the pivot 18 and arranged at opposite sides 105 Fig. 12 is an enlarged view in elevation of the bar 13 are parallel tools 197 the latter having their corresponding Jfree*extremities pointed and curved in opposite directions as at 20. These ltools are primarily intended for removing dislr Stoppers from milk bottles.

The tools 19V project Jfrom one side the pivot, While projecting from the opposite sides of the pivot is the tool 21 shaped to be utilized as a can opener. rllhis tool is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 1'? and is shaped to penetrate the top or' a can, and sever'the top as the device in its entirety is moved in a circle about the can. A centering element forms part or the can opener,

and is illustrated in several views, but more clearly in Fig. 11. This element is indicated at 22 and terminates to provide a hook-like extremity 23 Which is adaptedto penetrate the top el the can in the center and constituting a pivot about which the entire device is moved in aV circular course u t 4- l t ror the purpose just stater. e een eiing element 22 slides through a transverse bore formed in the top portion 12 of the traine,

Vand includes a head 2.4.

of the spring tothe proper positiontor use descin the manner just stated. rlhe Wallet' the bore in Which the element operates is provided with a groove 2?, and thelatter re-V ceives a lug'28 carried by the head 24,'the lug preventing'the centering element trom turning Within the bore as Will be readily understood.

' The tools 19 and 21 are normally ar- "ranged in parallelism with the traine as `illustrated in F ig. 15, and are held in this Y,position Vby ine-ans of an extension 28 earried by one end oi the pivot 18 at rightangles thereto, and provided with a notch or opening 29 to receive the bulge portion 30 of a resilient element 31, one end of which i *oil the tools is desired. Y

Vinaticallymoved to active positions through is secured as at 32 to the adjacent sidev ,of the sliding tool-carrying member 14.V The tools 19 and 21 move with the pivot as a unitV tov a position at a rightV angle which they normally occupy, Wlien'use of either the'inst-rinnentality of a coil spring Svvhich VVenciroles'the pivot V18,VV and which isplace underitensionwvhen the'tools 19 and21 respec-tively are arranged in their normal posil 1 tions; VThe .tools'just mentioned are manually/[returned to their normal positions and heldin this positionby means just described- Vand:including'the spring 81. Consequently,

when the spring 31Y is depressedto separate itfroni theextens'i'on'28r, the pivot `is reeV leased, andthe spring 83Y is permitted to v,falling out o sliding holt 4S a. notch 47 as "right angle which has a slot and pin connection V VVWith the lug 51 carried by each bolt 46. The

'.lhese tools are autolinl; 49 to that Vwhen ifieveo 15 and 16 thatrthe bar 13 is provided WithV longitudinal grooves 34 to receiveY projections 35 on the tool-carrying inemher 14, so that the latter is guided in its movements longitudinally ot the bar. Y Y

The spaced members 10 et the traine are hollow for a portion oit their length, and are open at the upper ends thereof. kOne members slicably receives a cigar lighter oic well known. construction and indicated at 86, in liig. 8. This cigar lighter includes a VWicli 37 adapted to he ignited incident to the turning of the roughened Wheel 39 against the s ringpressed carhorun duin element- 40. ln the other member 1() is arranged a holloiv tubular member 41 provided with a head 42 oi a size to snugly lit vvithin the said Vmember 10. rihe lower end of the tubular member 41 accommodates a cap 43 which is threaded on the member 41 and provided With a central opening 44, through which needles, -eins or the like can be passed into 'the hollow tubular member then slipped over the end ot thec'ap 43 to Y close tlievopening and thus prevent the oon-tentsl of the tubular member 41 from iQ his member. ihet are retained in the resrective side ,ors oi tz traine by a spring-pressed adapted to be projected into Y illustrated in 8 and). Each ot these bolts is provided with means whereby it can be retracted to permit the he cigar i g lllGlll particular article tobe entr-acted from the trarne,V and this means includes a shaft or Yrod 47 which is mounted tor rotation, either in the body of the cigar lighter or the head 42 oi the article designed to accominodate'the needles and pins. Y This shaft 47' is turned by means of Va projection 48 Vwhich projects heyond the ends or the frame, forining part of the shaft 4?". Extending at a trom cach sha-it is arlinl: 49

Varticles With which these bolts are associated, are provided 'th poclretsror the like 52 to allord snltioient space torp'crinit the Vinove laterally?itV being obvious theshaft is turned in one oirection, the bolt isVV retracted, ,and 'when released, the holt is extended toY rind its Way into the'notches or depressions 47. here be stated that Vaddition to receiving needles andV pins, the vdiameter oi' this tubu- Vlar member 41 is such as compared to the E ot-'theside members or the rtraine iii-Which itis positioned, that-a spool ofl thread or Vthe like canbe slipped on the tubular member, and Vheld thereon by means t Y. t ighter 35 Vand Vthe article ust iioY vt inayii Y iso of the cap 43. One side of the frame is provided with a toothed surface 39 against which the wheel 39 can be operated if desired.

Pivoted between the lower ends of the side members l() of the frame is a tool-carrying member indicated at 53, and this member is adapted to fold between the side members 1 0 to lie flush with one side of the frame when not in use. This member 53 is provided with lateral extensions 5aV and 55 respectively, the latter projecting from the opposite longitudinal edges of the member 53, and is further equipped with an eXtension 56 which projects from one end of the member centrally thereof. The frame is rccessed to receive these various extensions when a member is folded, which fact allows the member to lie flush with one side of the member as stated. The extension 54E is designed for use in the capacity of a hammer head and is also formed to provide a claw as shown in Fig. 4 to permit of its use as a nail extractor. The extension 55 is shaped to be used in the capacity of a bottle opener, while the extension 56 constitutes a screwdriver;

Pivoted upon the extension 55 is a dish 5'? adapted to be used as a glass cutter. The hammer head 54 is recessed as at 58, and adapted to fold into this recess is a rea-mer :'39, the latter being pivoted as at 60 and capable of being extended to the position shown in 'F ig. l2 for use. The pivoted toolcarrying member 53 is also provided with lugs 6l which operate in arcuate-'shaped slots (52 provided in the side members l0 of the frame, these slots limiting the pivotal movement of the member 53 in either direction. The member 53 is also provided with a transverse bore (i3 to accommodate a pivotl which passes through openings 6e in the side members l0. Arranged upon. the member 53 longitudinally thereof is a lmife and scissor grinder G5. A corkscrew 66 is also pivoted independently in the lower part of the frame and adapted to be arranged in the position shown in Fig. 2 when not in use, or extended at a right angle to the frame for use as illustrated in Fig, 6.

iilliile it is believed. that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, l desire to have it understood that l d() not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed,

Having thus described the invention, l claim:

l. A device of the character described,

comprising a frame having upper and lower open portions, a bar arranged cent-rally in the upper portion and constituting a support for a sliding tool-carrying member, a pivoted tool-carrying member arranged in the lower portion, angularly disposed extensions projecting from the pivoted tool-carrying member, and said frame having recesses to receive said extensions when the member is folded.

Q. ln a device of the character described, a frame including spaced side members, and a transverse member connecting the sides and dividing the frame into upper and lower open like portions, a c-ross-piece connecting the side members at one end, said side members being hollow for a portion of their length and adapted to receive movable tools, a support arranged in the upper portion for a slidable tool-carrying member, and a pivoted tool-carrying member arranged in the lower portion.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a frame-like member, divided into upper and `lower open like portions, a centrally arranged bar in the upper portion, a tool-carrying member slidable on said bar, means for guiding said member, tools pivoted on said member and adapted to be arranged at a right angle to said bar for use, and means for holding said tools normally in parallelism with the bar.

1l. device of the character described, comprising a frame divided into upper and lower open like portions, a bar arranged centrally in the upper portion, a tool-carry ing member slidable on said bar, a plurality of tools arranged in alinement, a pivot oper ating on said member and supporting said tools, means for normally holding the tools in parallelism with said bar, and means for automatically operating the pivot to position the tools at a right angle to the bar for use.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a frame divided into upper and lower open like portions, a bar arranged centrally of the upper portion, a tool-carrying member slidable on said bar, a can opener pivoted on said member and adapted to be arranged at a right angle to the bar for use, means for normally holding said tool parallel with the bar, a centering element forming part of the tool and slidable in the frame and at a right angle thereto, said element terminating to provide a hook, and yieldable means for normally holding the element retracted.

in testimony whereof I alfo; my signature.

STANLEY J. PHlLLlPS. 

